Sweet Corn (Organic)

Table 76: Costs of Production for Sweet Corn, Per Acre

ITEM	UNIT	PRICE	QUANTITY	TOTAL
Variable Costs
Soil Amendments
Compost w/Gypsum	ton	$ 35.40	6	$ 212.40
Pest Management
Trichogramma Wasps	card	$ 16.09	2	$ 32.18
Pheromone	farm	$ 5.90	15	$ 88.50
Other
Seeds	lb	$ 6.43	10	$ 64.30
Labor
Operator	hr	$ 14.48	7.58	$ 109.76
Regular Hired	hr	$ 10.13	14.55	$ 147.39
Seasonal Hired	hr	$ 7.24	58	$ 419.92
Irrigation
Overhead Irrigation	acre	$ 192.00	1	$ 192.00
Machinery Repair and Fuel
Diesel Fuel	gal	$ 0.969	21.97	$ 21.29
Machinery Repair	acre	$ 21.07	1	$ 21.07
Marketing Costs
Packing Crates	crate	$ 1.40	200	$ 280.00
Sub-Total				$ 1,588.81
Interest on Operating Capital^a	acre	10%	1	$ 31.59
Total Variable Costs	acre		1	$ 1,620.40
Fixed Costs
Machinery and equipment	acre	$ 180.73	1	$ 180.73
Land	acre	$ 100.00	1	$ 100.00
Total Fixed Costs	acre		1	$ 280.73
Total Fixed and Variable Costs	acre		1	$ 1,901.13
Management Fees^a	acre	7%	1	$ 106.48
Total Costs	acre		1	$ 2,007.60

^aSee text for calculation assumptions.